Indiana House Bill 1416 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-28 - Representative Fleming added as coauthor
Pending: House Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Violations of wildlife protection laws. Makes it a Level 6 felony for a person to knowingly or intentionally take a wild bird or wild mammal that is on the endangered species list. Requires a court to notify the director of the division of fish and wildlife of a person's conviction for knowingly or intentionally taking a wild bird or wild mammal that is on the endangered species list. Requires that the division of fish and wildlife: (1) immediately revoke the convicted person's license to hunt or trap in Indiana; and (2) prohibit the convicted person from receiving a license to hunt or trap in Indiana. Makes it a Level 6 felony for a person to illegally take a deer or wild turkey if the person has at least three prior unrelated convictions for illegally taking a deer or wild turkey in the previous seven years. Increases, for a third or subsequent violation, the amount that a person must reimburse the state for unlawfully taking, possessing, or selling a deer or wild turkey. Increases the amount that a person must reimburse the state for unlawfully taking or possessing wildlife (other than a fish, deer, or wild turkey), and provides for increased reimbursement amounts for second and subsequent violations.

Violations of wildlife protection laws. Makes it a Level 6 felony for a person to knowingly or intentionally take a wild bird or wild mammal that is on the endangered species list. Requires a court to notify the director of the division of fish and wildlife of a person's conviction for knowingly or intentionally taking a wild bird or wild mammal that is on the endangered species list. Requires that the division of fish and wildlife: (1) immediately revoke the convicted person's license to hunt or trap in Indiana; and (2) prohibit the convicted person from receiving a license to hunt or trap in Indiana. Makes it a Level 6 felony for a person to illegally take a deer or wild turkey if the person has at least three prior unrelated convictions for illegally taking a deer or wild turkey in the previous seven years. Increases, for a third or subsequent violation, the amount that a person must reimburse the state for unlawfully taking, possessing, or selling a deer or wild turkey. Increases the amount that a person must reimburse the state for unlawfully taking or possessing wildlife (other than a fish, deer, or wild turkey), and provides for increased reimbursement amounts for second and subsequent violations.

Rep. Terry Goodin [D]

Rep. Rita Fleming [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-28	House	Representative Fleming added as coauthor
2019-01-14	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Natural Resources
2019-01-14	House	Authored by Representative Goodin

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2019/bills/house/1416/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/4/8/7/2/4872fd70/HB1416.01.INTR.pdf